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WANDERINGS IN CHINA. 
Chap. III. 
beyond it. The boatman at first said it was impossible 
to go to the ship before morning, and the people of the 
village promised me good chow-chow (food) and quarters 
for the night. I thanked them for all their kind offers, 
but told them that I should be much better pleased to 
go on board of the Ka pan with three masts, as I was to 
sail to Chusan early next day. Upon this, a sign was 
made to some other boatmen hard by, and immediately 
all were in motion. A boat was carried by a number of 
men across the sands to the water. I jumped upon the 
back of a stout Chinaman, who scampered like a race- 
horse across the wet sands, and deposited me in the boat ; 
and they rowed us through the rolling surf in a masterly 
manner. I reached the ship all safe and sound, although 
completely drenched with wet, but with my opinion of 
the Chinese considerably lowered by the adventures of 
the day. 
The bay which bears the name of Chmchew has also a 
station for merchants' vessels, a few miles further north 
than that of Chimoo. I mention this place to show the 
great change which'has taken place in the Chinese since 
the late war. The captains of the ships here, as at 
Namoa, have now horses to take exercise in the morning 
and evening. 
A little incident occurred about this time, which speaks 
for itself. It was necessary, from some cause or other, 
to remove the officers' stable, and build it on another 
part of the shore. The men employed for this purpose, 
when taking away the stones from the one place to the 
other, were stopped by some natives of the lower order, 
who took the stones and appropriated them to their own 
